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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

A WESTERN lecturer has selected for his
subject "a Bad Egg" This subject often
strikes lecturer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Herald
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

THE lobster lays twelve thousand eggs q
year. Go to the lobster. thou henl
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

IT seems paradoxical, but it is true, thai
floating debts will sink corporation
lid Blk
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

A SLIPPERY sidewalk is often a standing
invitation to sit PHILADELPHIA Item.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

A NOTE Of warning-People who steal
watches are apt to wind up in jaiL-Har-
per'S Bdzdr.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

LIVES on tick-the man who eight o'clock
-SomeFViHe Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

The Policeman Is the name of a new
paper in London. Good paper to club with.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

some men are born great, but they out
grow it-Puck.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

IT isn't necessary to rsrve a term in the
house OF correction in order to be Q good,
Proof-reade-.-C Chicago JOURNAL
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

unsteady man. like an unsteady light
Is apt to go out nights.-BurLhtgton Fire.
Press
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

"A Cincinnati travelling man is said
to have composed the following,
while standing on the shore of the
ocean last summer, when business was
dull:
Break break, break.
On thy cold grey stones, oh sea-
Broke, broke. broke,
Is the song that you sing TO me.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

THE pugilist is the modern Shylock. 3
Is always seeking pound of flesh
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17
Chronic Cough. and Colds.

A RECEIVING tellcr-the newspaper in
tervieWer-BoStoR Transcript.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

MANY men object to sitting in iuries,
and no wonder, as jurymen always get
into a box
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

A BAD scrape-An amateur vsolinist solo
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17
Farmers,

PRINTERS ink is great thing, yet print
ers sink much money in it. sometimes.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

alone began taking Prescription
the his Common
Medical Adviser commenced improve at In three
months perfectly cured and have had trouble
wrote letter to my family briefly mentioning how
health had been restored send the full
to any one writing me for them and enclosing Sdmpee-
In reply have described and the treatment used
ana nave earnestly ADVISED them 10 DO likewise From great
have received letters thanks
had commenced the Prescription
$l.0 required Medical
local treatment fully plainly therein
affar oraod
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17

dOOub SlDspOO. luo SLGlIt lOSS was CON-
cred by an insurance of $4,000.
THE Legislature adjourned at six O'Clock
p. m. on the 9Th.
KANSAS postmasters recently appointed:
Nicholas W. Shelton, at Cedar Ford; Abel
Washburn, at Belmont; Ira S Mccoy, at
Cloverport, and Frank Mclaughlin, at
Webster.
ID. W. WLDER's term as Insurance Com
missioner does not begin until July l.
SENATOR INGALLS, has returned home
PENSIONS were granted on the 9TH to the
following Kansans: Thomas j. Meff, of
Lyons; Jacob NJ. Price, of Topeka; Morris
L. Burt, of Lawrence; John Giller of Ga
lena; NJ. c. Calhoun, of Belmont; James I.
Herriott, of Topeka; William II. Foreman,
of High Point; Albert H. Shankley, of Lo-
gan; John Barrett, of Mapleton; Thomas
Gordon, of Winfield: John Gillett, of Castle
ton; Joseph R Lobach, of Humboldt; W. L.
Ray, of Kirwin; William II. Webb, of VIM
field; Elijah Moore, of Pittsburg, and Isaac
Ransom, of of Pleasanton.
The name of the post-ofice in Mcpherson
county, hitherto known as Christian, has
been changed TO Mound Ridge.
The name of Clarence, post-ofice in
Barton County, has been changed to Bar
tholdi.
LATE post-ofhce changes in Kansas: Es-
tablished, Tidy, Stafford County, Oliver H.
Baugh postmaster Names changed.
Christian, Mcpherson County, to Mound
Ridge; Sherwin City, Cherokee County.
to Sherwin Junction Discontinued. Far
land, Mcpherson County; Dayton, Bourbon
County; Winston, Ellsworth County: lara.
johnson County.
THE Supreme Court Commissioners ~
Gently met at the capital and qualified.
TIE following Kansas postmasters were
commissioned recently: Walstine P Eddy,
at Columbus; Benjamin T. Rogers, at Cher
~, and James E. Kincaid, Letltia.
THE amphitheater of the Topeka W Western
league base ball park was burned the other
tlaY. Loss about $1,000
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-17
TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE.

The 'Favorite Prescription
poor suffering women"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

represented on the seal was purchased by his
father Anthony Wake, ut an early period in
| the history of the State, from Humphrey Full
lerton, who was for many years clerk of the
! common pleas court of Ross County
1 am told by old settlers that the view on the
seal was taken from DR.. Arthur Watts farm,
| and from part of 1t, now included within the
| eastern limits of the city.
Mr.. Anthony Wake, referred to above, was
born in Norfolk, Va, and was u schoolmate ut
Yale of John C. Calhoun.
AT an early age he was appointed, by Presi-
dent Jefferson, to convey to the Dey OF Algiers
the tribute exacted from civilized nations for
the privilege of trading with the "Barbary
Powers" and this was the last tribute paid by
our Government to the Dey Of Algiers.
Mr.. Wake came early to the State of Ohio,
where he purchased large tracts of land. and
was Il liberal and public spirited citizen-giving
largely to public institutions and the church.
He often represented Ross County in the
State Legislature as Representative and SEN
ator and is remembered by the old settlers Us
an able writer and speaker.
The best information to hands to the effect
that the burial place Of the celebrated Indian
Chieftain Logan is somewhere on the range OF
hills east OF Chllicothe, portion of which are
shown on the seal of Ohio.
Captain John Boggs, who fought in Lord
Dunmore's war, met Logan on Congo Creek,
where Lewis was turned back by Dunmore,
In lsO3 this same Captain Boggs settled on the
Pickaway plains and erected his cabin on
pleasant spot near the elm trees where Logan
made his celebrated speech.
Major John Boggs, son of Captain Boggs,
married the widow OF Captain Taylor, of
GAINESVILLE, and during his residence there
Major Boggs told Judge Putnam and Judge
BlocEson that he had frequently heard his
father say that the Indian Chieftain Logan was
buried on Logan Hill, as it was then called, on
the northeast bank of the Scotio river, oppo-
site Chllicothe.
Captain George Wolfe, a scout in Dunmore's
campaign, told his family the same facts re.
specting the burial place of Logan. son of
his, Frank Wolfe, was the owner of the land
where General Lewis camped in 1T74
Frederick Burley, chief Indian spy under
General Lewis, while on circle hunt on the
headwaters of Rattlesnake, stopped with the
noted panther-killer Captain VIM. Robinson
and during an evening conversation stated
that he had often been at Logan's cabin on
Mount Logan; that Logan was killed by an
Indian, while seated under q tree In front of
his cabin, and buried in the center OF mound,
and that he had often seen his grave
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
OHIO In EARLY DAYS.
The Fate Of Logan, the Friend of
the White Man.
Early Bridge BMidIng--Brief hut brilliant
Career of the Author of tho Constitu-
tlon.

At meeting Of the State Association OF Civil
Engineers recently there was great deal OF In
torest manifested on the subject Of early bridge
building, and through the courtesy of G. u.
Cook, Esq, City Engineer OF Chillicothe am
able to present picture and accurate dcscrip-
hon OF the first long span bridge built west OF
Pennsylvania
This structure was erected across the Scioto
river Ut the northern limits of the city Of Chilli.
cothe in the years lsi8-if, and II may claim the
interest OF Ohio engineers as being the first or
Oldest long-span bridge in the State, IL not the
first bridge OF any Importance built west OF the
Allegheny mountains.
This bridge was built by n company of five cti.
zons of Chi1lcothe, viz: Humphrey Fullerton,
John Carlisle, John NJ. Landburg, John wuddle
and Joseph Miller, ST., who by au act of the Cen
cral Assembly, passed February g. 1915, were
duly authorized TO erect n toll-bridge over the
Scioto river Mt Chillicothe, o.; was opened for
traffic November Is, 1917, and was in continuous
use until August, 1863.
The rates of toll we're: For foot passengers
GA cents; for horsemen, i2la cents; for wagons,
90 cents: but the citizens OF Chillicothc and
vicinity were charged only hclf.rate of above
rates
The writer has been unable to ascertain the
cost of the original bridge, but as an approx-
nation 1t is known that in 1921 the one-fifrh in
terest in it sold for 81 So ut which rate the
entire valuation would be S19,150.
II was continued as toll bridge until prob
ably 1877, when 1t was purchased by the county
md made u free bridge
No extensive repairs were needed or made
on the original structure until after the year
1869, during which year, owing to the unequal
settling OF one OF the piers and the tendency of
the trusses to depart from the vertical positive
apprehension was entertained of its safety and
q civil engineer employed to examine its con-
dition. He reported il to be In an unsafe condi-
tion ana recommended its instant removal.
To
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

the stump. sent him to represent this Govern.
u.aut In Central America. He died Of yellow
fever while abroad.
The lawyers mentioned here are probably the
ones who made the most impression at the bar
OF Ross County in the earliest days Of the Terri.
tory and State.
The first Ohio law was passed on the f4th
day Of March, 1903 and It is signed by Michael
Baldwin, Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tives. and Nathaniel Massie, Speaker Of the
Senate. II is an act providing for the compen-
sation OF the employees OF the General Assem-
bly,.
The first appropriations made by an Ohio
Legislature seem at this day absurdly small.
One paragraph OF the law reads:
ITO the Secretary OF State, the sum OF twenty
five dollars, for to furnish stationery"
The stationery bill OF the State Of Ohio now
amounts to more than 5000 year.
Another item reuds "Dr. To Adam Betz
for firc-wood and candles furnished the present
General Assembly, three dollars and twenty
five cents"
The total fund for the current expenditures
OF the State appropriated by the first Logisla-
turc was Si0950. This year the departments
of the State Of Ohio ask for appropriations
amounting In the aggregate to $iO0O,0O0.
In the acts OF the first session OF the first
General Assembly, held under the first consti-
tuition of Ohio, In 1903, which were printed by
Nathaniel Willis, grandfather Of the poet, de-
scriptiOn OF the State seal is found In O law pre-
scribing the duties Of the Secretary Of State.
who was, at that time, William Creighton. The
act says "The Secretary Of State shall pro-
cure seal, one inch and half in diameter,
for the use OF each and every county now or
hereafter to be created, on which seal shall be
engraved the following device: On the right
SIDE near the bottom, q sheaf of wheat, and on
the left u bundle of seventeen arrows, both
standing erect, In the background, and rising
above the shcaf and arrows q mountain, over
which shall appear rising sun. The State seal
to be surrounded by these words: The great
seal Of the State Of Ohio" Later a keel boat
was added to the device, but u has been dropped
again.
The mountain over which the rising sun is
seen on the great seal Of Ohio is Mount Logan,
Just east OF Chillicothe, and so called in honor
Of the famous Indian chief of that name. When
the seal was adopted the Capital was ut Chilli
cothe, and 1t was easy and natural for the de-
signer to bring Mount Logan into his drawing
The significance of the arrows and wheat on the
seal is not precis". The bunch of arrows prob
ably has some connection with the number of
States in the Union at that time, Ohio being
number seventeen In the group of the Union;
and the wheat and boat were no doubt thought
to be indicative Of the future commercial and
agricultural Importance of the new State. Thos.
Wake. of Chillcothe, who owns Mount Logan,
says that ut and the part of the ridge east of 1t
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
To Keep Away Creditors.

Creditors are species of parasite, in.
Testing the human race, usually, brought
on by luxurious living. Persons who
are troubled with them may free them
selves by the bankruptcy treatment; but
this always leaves an unpleasant irri-
tation behind, and spots that are never
effaced. Take water instead of beer;
toss the cigar-case into the Fireplace;
eat mutton instead of venison, and NUT
ton broth instead Of turtle soup; il needs
be clean your own boots and shoes, and
brush your own clothes. Employ time
protitably. Never borrow, seldom lend.
Avoid betting and gaming. Keep reg
ular accounts, and examine your posi-
ton from day to day, determining to
eat nothing that is unpaid for, nor to
allow your tailor or dressmaker to say
that the garments you wear are not
your own. By this process you will
soon get rid of the annoyance, and
your mental and bodily y'health win won,
derfully improve. Leader.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

stretched straight on and on, away out
to the farthest star in the opposite part
Of the heavens, the part of that wire
that was in the earth, reaching from
one pole to the other, would represent
the axis of the earth around which the
whole globe of the earth revolves or
turns, just as turn this ball round and
round, you see, about this knitting
needle. You know the earth turns
over, in that way, from west to cast
once day, slowly rolling over like that
In just twerty-four hours. Well, now,
that motion of the earth itself, slowly
turning over from west to east, makes
the whole heavens, all the stars and the
sun and moon all seem to turn around
right the other way, from east to west,
don't you seep So the sun seems to
rise in the east and go over our heads
and down out Of our sight in the
west! The moon does the same; and
all the stars, except the North Star, do
the same. The stars all rise in the east,
pass up over our heads, those that are
not too far north or too far south, and
pass uoWh ou1 VI ouo III liic WcS1' Va
course those that rise in the east in the
morning with the sun, pass over our
heads in the daytime and set when the
sun does, we can not see, because the
great sun shines so much brighter Do
you understand itP If so, you do
pretty well. You want to understand
it so that you can see it all with your
eyes shut. That is seeing with the
mind or with the Imagination. And
now what 1 want you to see, last of all,
about the Dipper, is that it will be, dur
ing part of the twenty-four hours
right side up, and during the other part
of the twenty-four hours bottom side
up. This, remember, is because the
world turns over every day on its axis,
while the end of the axis points to tho
North Star. "-Munyon's Illustrated
World
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

card with long Latin quotation, the substance
OF which was that he would labor for the pub
lie good first last and all the time. Fulton read
the card and when he came to the Latin he halt
ed. 1t was beyond his knowledge, so he rushed
into Creighton's office with the paper and asked
what that foreign stun meant.
Creighton read the card through aloud, and
when he game to the Latin rendered it-'And by
the votes of the people / shall be elected and
beat the life out of that miserable fool Fulton,
who has been boring the public for ten years
Fulton flew into rage ut once, and started out
to kill Bentle, but the latter avoided him till
after the election
Creighton was elected to Congress several
times. first in 1875 and later in 1927. He was
appointed U. S. District Judge by the Presi-
dent but was not confirmed by the Senate.
He was devoted follower of Henry Clay's
and frequently entertained Clay and other d s.
tinguished visitors at his house. Creighton was
good host and he lived well. Judge Stafford.
who afterwards lived in the same house, found
single bill among some old papers for liquor
that amounted to more than $3.50 Creighton
died in 1851.
Secretary Creighton's most brilliant contem.
porary ard rival at the Ross County Bar was
Michael Baldwin, who came from prominent
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
Were They Peacemakers?

A resident of Memphis, Mo-, erected
on his lawn large bird-house, intend.
ed as the summer house of a flock Of
martins. 1t was three-story affair.
and three varieties of birds inhabited
it-martins, bluebirds and sparrows.
The numbers were about equal. The
mixture of breeds did not appear to
cause discomfort for long time. Each
bird nation gathered sticks and straw
and other material for nests, and har-
mony prevailed for weeks. One day,
however, this gentleman's family dis
covered that there was something
wrong with the inhabitants of the airy
house on the lawn. There was unusual
commotion, u squalling, pecking and
futtering, which denoted trouble in
the hitherto happy family. A close
watch brought the further disccy.
cry that the martins and
bluebirds had joined forces,
and were making mighty effort ta
drive the sparrows off the premises.
The sparrows battled pluckily for theil
home, but were in the end doomed to
defeat and ignominious fight. Oppo.
site the lawn, in neighbours yard,
stood several large oaks. A small col.
ony OF blue-jays had pre-empted homes
here. The sparrows, on being forced
from homes and nests, took refuge in
the oaks. Their advent was followed
by bird chatter and chirp and squall,
participated in by both sparrows and
jays. The noise attracted the family.
and now two households were Watching
with interest the actions of the winged
tribes, Shortly the sparrows. SEEM
ingly escorted by number OF the laws.
returned to the lawn and home. Thia
was followed by convention Of bird
music. in which the jays took the prom
inent part. By-and-by the bedlam Of
voices ceased, and the jays did the
talking or chirping. They soon re-
turned to the oaks, leaving quiet and
peace on the lawn. The three bird COL
onies worked all summer without fur.
ther Jar or disagreement. Did the jays
aet the part OF peacemakersp- Golden
Days.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26
DON'T BE TOO SURE.
A Good Story of q Youth Who Felt Sorry
For an "Ignorant Gentleman"

A Good Story of q Youth Who Felt Sorry
For an "Ignorant Gentleman.'
I'll were boy again, and knew what
know now, / would not be quite so
positive in my opinions as used to be.
Boys generally think that they are very
certain about many things. A boy of
! fifteen is great deal more sure of what
he thinks he knows than is man of
fifty. You ask the boy question and
he will answer you right of, up and
down; he knows all about it. Ask
man of large experience and ripe wis
dom the same question, and he will
say: "Well, there is much to be said
about it. l am inclined, on the whole,
to think So and so, but other intelligent
men think otherwise"
When was eight years old I travel
ed from Central Massachusetts to
Western New York, crossing the river
at Albany, and going by canal from
Schenectady to Syracuse. On the
canal-boat kindly gentleman was
talking to me one day, and mentioned
the fact thatI had crossed the Connecticut
river at Albany. How got it in my
head that it was the Connecticut river
l do not know, for knew my geogra-
ply very well then; but in some unac-
countable way had it fixed in my
mind that the river at Albany was the
Connecticut, and called it so.
'Why,' said the gentleman, "that
is the Hudson river
"Oh, no, sir" replied, politely, but
firmly. you're mistaken. That is
the Connecticut river.'
The gentleman smiled and said no
more. l was not much in the habit, I
think, of contradicting my elders; but
in this matter 1 was perfectly sure that
was right, and SO thought it my
duty to correct the gentleman's geog-
raphy. l felt rather sorry for him that
he should be so ignorant. One day,
after reached home, 1 was looking
over my route on the map, and 10!
there was Albany standing on the Hud-
son river, a hundred miles from the
Connecticut. Then I did not feel half
so sorry for the gentleman's ignorance
as 1 did for my own. I never told any,
body that story until wrote it down
on these pages the other day; but
have thought of it a thousand times,
and always with blush for my bold
ness. Nor was it the only time that
was perfectly sure of things that really
were not so. 1t is hard for a boy to
learn that he may be mistaken; but, un-
less he is a fool, he learns it after
while. The sooner he finds it out, the
better for him. Washington GLADDEN.,
in ST. Nicholas.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

Major Slower, who was taken prisoner and
sentenced by the council 70 be burned at the
stake, but by Providence's aid escaped, says In
his manuscript OF the war OF TIA that Logan
was murdered by war Indian In his cabin on
his summer mount.
ancholy career OF the Indian Chief Logan, taken
as they are from life, form one OF the most pow
erful and pathetic chapters In the romance OF
Western history.
Logan was tho son of an intelligent Cayuga
Chief named Shikellemus, who was converted
to Christianity. The son got his name from
that OF James Logan, Secretary OF the Province
OF Pennsylvania, o man highly esteemed by
his father Logan's early relations with the
white people were OF most pleasant character.
William Bran, OF Pennsylvania, who was an
associate Judge Of Ainitp County. In that
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-02-26

serious ending. A good many years ago there
was n man named Fulton, who was chronic
candidate for the Legislature. II was before
the convention system had been adopted. and
any one who wanted TO become candidate
made his own announcement and his own can
vass. Fulton ran time after time, and when
the votes came TO be counted he never had
more than six or eight, But he stuck TO 1t, and
one year two men were announced as candi-
dates; one was a Whig, the other q Democrat.
Fulton thought he would run too and divide
the Democratic vote. II was the custom then
for candidates to write cards to the public
through the papers announcing their views on
questions OF current interest. Bente wrote an
elaborate card, promising to accomplish no end
of good results II he was elected, and closed his